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Detailed explanation-1: -The Blue Umbrella is a novella by Ruskin Bond wherein he portrays the beautiful story of an ordinary village girl, Binya and her love towards the blue umbrella which she got in exchange of the price of her lucky charm, the leopard claw necklace.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Blue Umbrella follows the simple story of Binya, a mountain girl, who chances upon a blue umbrella and gets it for herself in exchange for her lucky charm. The entire village becomes envious of the umbrella, including the shopkeeper, Ram Bharosa, who tries to buy the beautiful umbrella from Binya.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Blue Umbrella by Ruskin Bond describes life in the hill community of Gharwal, where common people rise to heroic status while others are given chances to atone for their transgressions. The novel explores a range of emotions, such as kindness, jealousy, heroism, etc., through its different yet simple characters.

Detailed explanation-4: -Binya is the main character of the novel ‘The Blue Umbrella’ by Ruskin Bond. Her full name is Binyadevi. As in the hills or anywhere in India it is a kind of trend to call children with their short nicknames. Binya’s elder brother’s name is Bijju, whereas his real name is Vijay.

Detailed explanation-5: -The story is set in a small village near Banikhet, Himachal Pradesh and revolves around a nine-year-old girl named Biniya, who lives with her mother and elder brother, and the village’s only shopkeeper, Nandakishore “Nandu” Khatri.